BurdaForward and HuffPost have announced they will end publication of HuffPost Germany on 31 March. No reason for the closure was given."There are no plans to license HuffPost to any other media company in Germany," a press release from Burda said.The companies launched HuffPost Germany in O…

The Media Management Accelerator inspires Lebanese publisher to launch new digital productDuring the past couple of years, the Lebanese newspaper publisher As-Safir went through a massive transformation as the daily paper closed while its former niche environmental supplement, As-Safir Al-Ar…

Sweden’s Expressen: on a path from print to videoSweden’s Expressen is set to increase the quality, output and profitability of its already extensive video operation in 2019. Editor-in-chief Thomas Mattsson, who will speak at this year’s World News Media Congress in Glasgow in June, shares h…

Getting to grips with challenges facing niche reportersIn 2019, specialist reporters will face an added responsibility in upholding trust and standards, writes Fergus Bell in an excerpt from a new report, Science in the Newsroom.Emerging technologies, trust in the industry and bad actors spr…

Digital revenue models expanding across Europe, North AmericaAs income from advertising has dwindled, more publishers are increasing their efforts to boost revenues from readers. The past year saw several high-profile publications putting content behind paywalls: Wired, The New Statesman, Va…

New report: A practical approach to blockchain in publishingDemystifying blockchain – is that possible? WAN-IFRA just published a new report on the topic, in cooperation with Arcada University in Finland, that doesn’t set out to unravel all the complexities surrounding blockchain, but practi…

Mexico City, December 20, 2018The World Association of Newspapers and News Publishers (WAN-IFRA) and the World Editors Forum (WEF) have condemned raids on the headquarters of Nicaraguan digital media outlet Confidencial, its television programs ‘Esta Semana’ and ‘Esta Noche’, as well as poli…

On WAN-IFRA’s recent Super Social Newsroom Study Tour in mid-October 2018, a group of 15 international editors and executives visited some of the top newsrooms on the East Coast to discover the emerging trends of 2018.Read more ...

Covering specialised subjects in a general newsroom is a challenge in a world awash with misinformation. The problem is particularly acute around highly- shareable digital information around science, health and consumer affairs. A new report from the World Editors Forum unpacks the proble…

Journalism suffers from a “Shiny Things Syndrome,” obsessively pursuing technology without clear and informed strategies, according to a new report by the Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism.This view is based on conversations with 39 leading journalism innovators, who took part in…

WAN-IFRA's Digital Media Africa 2018 conference wasn't about journalism per se, it was about how to make good journalism sustainable. The question then is, “What makes digital media in Africa so unique?“We have members all over the world, and I can honestly say that the most passionate and h…

Next year's World News Media Congress (WNMC.19) will explore Newsbrands. Audiences. And the gap between. With total audience numbers for many publishers at an all-time high – thanks to digital reach – and trust in quality journalism showing signs of turning despite sustained attack, what's t…

Last week, Canada's Finance Minister announced C$595 million (about 395 million euros) in tax incentives aimed at helping Canadian news publishers offset labour costs associated with reporting, in addition to tax credits for people who subscribe to digital news services.In the latter initiat…

The uptake of smart speakers has more than doubled between 2017 and 2018 in the US, the UK, and Germany. But what do users think about of the news services offered on these devices? So far, not much, according to a recent study by the Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism. Although a…

The best of African digital media were honoured with WAN-IFRA African Digital Media Awards 2018 during our conference in Johannesburg, South Africa, in late November, where the spotlight was shone on forward-looking digital innovations likely to be drivers of disruptive media excellence.WAN-…

The British government has ordered a review into the sustainability of high-quality journalism. Its chair Frances Cairncross, who will address the World News Media Congress in Glasgow in June 2019, explains the challenges.The challenges to newspapers have increased over the past two decades,…

In 2017, native advertising brought in 20 percent of overall advertising revenue for news media organisations, according to the findings from the just-published “Native Advertising Trends in News Media”, the annual study conducted by WAN-IFRA and the Native Advertising Institute.This year’s …

Journalists are overwhelmed by the information they process in their working day and want to explore solutions with third-party providers and management to make it more manageable, writes digital editor and consultant John Crowley.This post has been republished with permission. John Crowley'…

During the past year, Google has been increasing its support for Indian language publishers to make it easier for readers to find their content in both native languages as well as English.Read more ...

While introducing a paywall came with an initial massive traffic loss for Austria’s Kleine Zeitung, it has helped the newspaper power the change towards a more digital mindset, and boost brand awareness among users.Read more ...